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I see it says you can use either the Artistic License or the GNU License. What determines deciding upon one license or another?

It very much depends on what you want to use it for. The choice of licenses makes absolutely no difference to the average user.

If you're just installing Perl and running scripts and modules on top of it, it doesn't matter which license you use because they both allow free use. Both licenses allow you to send a friend a copy of Perl or post it on your website (this is "distributi

To be even clearer, the GPL prohibits charging for a license (GPL, section 3, 2b [gnu.org]), but you can charge a copying fee (section 3, 1, second paragraph). In other words, you can't charge for the software, but you can charge for distributing the software. It's a subtle distinction, but it's important for businesses who distribute Free Software.